what they call a paramour in Bawlmer

[ilanarama]

It is bright red. It is plastic, except for the blades. It is called a "LawnPup" and has a cute little doggie picture on the front. It weighs about 20 pounds. It looks like a toy lawnmower for ages 6-10 "just like daddy's!" It makes a funny whining noise when it starts up; then it sounds like a sewing machine on steroids.

It mows like a mowing thing. Totally kickass. Yay pretty mowed lawn!

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[ilanarama.livejournal.com]

Well, I bought this one off Ebay from a "commercial surplus" guy who seems to be selling a lot of them. A little pricy for what it is ($95 including shipping) but I'm happy so far!

I tried so hard to buy an electric machine locally, either used or new, but nobody carries them around here, because except for us townies everyone has 35 acres and uses big old riding mowers. Even the push mowers are these big honking gas-guzzlers - the SUVs of lawnmowers.

People who live in town and have postage-stamp lawns tend to use reel mowers, which you can buy here. We have one that came with the house but it's a dull and difficult-to-use mess despite attempts at lubrication and sharpening. Drove me crazy last summer and this spring, which is why I now have the cute li'l lawnmowerette.